Understanding Dog BODY LANGUAGE & BEHAVIOR - Calming Signals Part 2

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In this dog training video, I give you a breakdown of calming signals, which are more subtle behaviors dogs use to indicate stress before using the more Overt stress signals (aka more aggressive behavior). This is an analysis of dog behavior in both objective and subjective terms. This is a part 2 of a 4 part series on dog behavior, specifically as it pertains to stress indicators.
I am a positive reinforcement dog trainer, and I work with clients from all over the world to help recover their dog from anxiety, fear, depression, and other mental health illnesses. It is my mission to educate through the power of science and to spread love and compassion to every dog owner.
Watch the whole 4 Part Series on Dog Body Language & Stress Signals:
Part 1: Aggression in Dogs/Overt Stress Signals • Understanding DOG AGGR...
Part 2: Calming Signals (Subtle Signs of Stress) • Understanding Dog BODY...
Part 3: Appeasing Behaviors (Ways Dogs De-esculate Tension) • Understanding Dog Body...
Part 4: Displacement Behaviors (Displaying Discomfort or “awakwardness”) • UNDERSTAND DOG BODY LA...
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Other Resources On Body Language:
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www.doggonesaf...
Heart Rate Lowers Due to Sniffing (Study): www.dogfieldstu...
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Disclaimers: Jenna Romano is not a veterinarian. Always consult a veterinarian before giving your dog any food. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. Jenna Romano will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death to you or your dog.

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@alwayshangrygirl463 4 года назад

Your introduction is too long. I slipped almost 4 minutes

@Msladybug1536 3 года назад

I love your videos very informative once you actually began speaking on the issue at hand. You are very knowledgeable and has been very helpful. I would only suggest, you shorten your introduction as to keep less patient people interested. Thank you!

@handles718 4 года назад

Hey! New to the page! Really love it! I work with adults with autism and was wondering if the functions of behaviors for puppies and humans are at all similar (escape/avoidance, access to tangible, self stimulating, attention seeking) I’ve noticed that when training my pup and he’s engaging in a behavior. When I start dissecting it using these 4 groups it makes it a bit easier to determine the function and approach it accordingly. Now, I know it can’t be an exact science but want to see if this is an okay approach? As a student of ABA I’m HUGE on r+ and love to see real people (unfortunately not the Zak George’s of the world) teach it correctly. There are a lot of similarities I’ve noticed with puppies and humans. I’ve also (for fun) taken some data on my pup to see what happens. In ABA it’s antecedent, behavior, consequence and actually mitigated quite a few “problem” behaviors!

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

YES! You have made excellent observations here. I'm so glad you're in my little community now, because I think you'll find many similarities. Here's the thing: animal behaviorists absolutely stole some human psychology elements. Ranging from Operant and Classical Conditioning, Visual, Verbal, and Tactile learning strategies, and other behavior adjustment protocols. In fact, one of the techniques we use for reactivity issues is something called BAT 2.0 (Behavior Adjustment Training), which from my understanding, was taken DIRECTLY from human child development. Now, I can't speak to the validity of dog behavior correlating Autism. I'll admit that I'm just not educated enough in human psych or Autism in general. BUT I will say that I've personally had two different clients whom work with children with Autism. And they BOTH told me on separate occasions that they see many similarities. So I find it fascinating that you, too, have drawn lines between the two. Thank you so much for commenting!!!! (:

@terrykirsty5 3 года назад

Hi I'm new here too. We've just got a rescue dog and I have an autistic daughter. They are both doing the same behaviours which is making it very challenging for them both to connect. It's early days though for them both

@AndyPMusic 4 года назад

Question about the teeth clacking. I have noticed that a lot of Belgian malinois do this when someone tells them to "out" a guy toy. Would this be a calming signal from them trying to control their impulses or just from excitement?

@AndyPMusic 4 года назад

*Tug toy (not guy toy lol)

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

It's important to note that excitability is neutral. It's not "happy" or "frustrated" or "angry". It's just in response to stimulation in the brain. Commonly this is specifically blood racing between the amygdala and the hippocampus. Obviously there's no way for me to say that's definitely what's happening in the case of the tug toy. But I can say that this communication between the amygdala and hippocampus is something we see often during arousal. And if the tug toy is causing that hyper-arousal, then it makes sense that the brain is responding in kind. So in the video I was talking in the case of hyper-arousal in a dog who might be leash reactive or dealing with a "negative" emotion. But this stimulation is equally found in dogs who are "happy" as well.

@AndyPMusic 4 года назад

Thanks for responding.

@samithprinklez1093 4 года назад

Dog's sniffing to lower their heart rate almost reminds me of a technique used with panic attacks in people. Name 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, 1 thing you taste. Engaging with self like that works as a grounding/calming exercise for us, why not dogs?

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Oh, my gosh, Samantha!!! YYYAAAASSSS! I'm so glad you were able to see this connection. It's 100% true. We absolutely "stole" some of the strategies for people and used them on dogs. I'm so happy you made this comment! ♥️♥️♥️

@gooddogtrainingservices5351 4 года назад

Samantha Sallak taking control of your biology. Teaching a dog to take a deep calming breath is still on my to do list

@melvinthaddeus2943 3 года назад

Dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can watch all the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Have been streaming with my brother recently :)

@karterquentin8732 3 года назад

@Melvin Thaddeus Yea, I've been using instaflixxer for since december myself :D

@gooddogtrainingservices5351 4 года назад

Subtle stress signals. Say that 5 times fast. Lol

@x2mars 3 года назад

Interesting, it’ll be more interesting to see the dogs out there. Thanks

@capris127 4 года назад

Hello, thank you for your content, very informative. I have a question in regards to shake off after a play time. Situation: Two familiar with each other male dogs play wrestling, stop at the same time and shake off. Does it mean that the play was getting too intensive¿ thank you

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

This is a really good question. Very reasonable. First, remember that stress is not always "bad stress." In fact, stress on the body is neutral. It just means some degree of exertion and energy expenditure was required. And obviously both of these are required when two dogs are playing. So a shake off would be a reasonable response to - basically - hit the re-set button during play. Under usual circumstances, I would not look at a shake-off during play as anything to be alarmed by.

@Casual_Stroll 4 года назад

Great video, question on the shake off though, we have a 1 yr old havanese that often does the dry shake off after extended periods of inactivity like chilling on the couch or sleeping. It seems clear that it's not a sign of stress unless she's always waking up from a bad dream (personally I always figured it was part of her stretching/waking up routine, she also stretches her front and hind legs after resting for a while), but I'm curious what your take on it would be?

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hi there! GREAT question. I absolutely love that you're asking this. So the shake off - in addition to being a calming signal - is also called a displacement behavior. My 4th video in this series, which will be out next Tuesday, is all about displacement behaviors. These behaviors happen in many different cases. And like you pointed out here, the shake off can absolutely happen as a "I'm waking up and stretching" action as well. So it definitely sounds like, in your havanese's case, and within this context, it's happening as a relatively normal response to waking up. And not "stress". I think my 4th video on displacement behaviors will help you understand this very well. So I hope you check it out next Tuesday. 😉

@Casual_Stroll 4 года назад

@@getacalmdog look forward to it, thanks for the response!

@WhereDogsThrive 4 года назад

I'm with a client when you go live later.😕 I'll have to watch it on the replay.😉

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hey, Nicole! I hope you got a chance to watch after work today! Hope you enjoyed!

@ashleya8532 4 года назад

This is exactly the type of channel and content I need and have been looking for! I'm very glad that I found your channel. I'm learning a lot! So, thank you! For stepping up and sharing such quality content. I don't want to take advantage, but if I could ask a question: When I get off the couch and my dog is laying on it too, he tends to yawn a handful (ish) times. And I think it could be because I moved suddenly and it throws him off (because he is especially triggered by movement of people, animals, etc he's unfamiliar with when we're out). But, he's pretty comfortable with me. So, I guess I don't have the confidence in body language knowledge to trust what I think it is. Do you have any thoughts on the yawning after I get up?

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hey, Ashley! Thank you for commenting. I'm glad you're finding this channel helpful!!! You're always welcome to ask questions. Hmm... The yawning is happening when you get off the couch? Is he looking at you when he yawns? Is he also getting off the couch afterwards? Often yawning is just "awakening." Just like people do when they wake up or get tired. It doesn't always have to be a stress signal. But if it's happening in a context under which you think he's uncomfortable, then perhaps it is a stress signal. I might be able to give more insight with more info.

@ashleya8532 4 года назад

@@getacalmdog Thank you for replying so quickly! :) Yes, the yawning is happening when I get off the couch. He may be sitting somewhere else on the couch, and if I get up, he will look at me, yes, and yawn. Sometimes a few times in a row. Sometimes he was asleep so I chalked that up to being awakened. But I am pretty sure that there are times when he's not been sleeping that he will do this. And I don't see any other reason for him to be yawning, so I'm worried I might be startling him, maybe, or stressing him out with my sudden movement? If you need anymore details let me know! I don't know if you are still able to take clients over the computer, but I'd definitely love to reach out if you have availability next month, if you do that kind of thing these days. I definitely want to pay you for your knowledge and help. :)

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hey again, Ashley! Sorry for the delayed reply. It sounds like your intuition is telling you the fast movement is causing him distress, and in my experience the owner's intuition is usually on to something. So you definitely may be right about this. Regarding lessons: yes, I am currently taking on Virtual clients. Please email me at dogliaison@gmail.com (don't forget the second i) and I'll be happy to discuss the lesson more in detail with you via email. I look forward to hearing from you!!! :)

@trooper5744 4 года назад

Love your positive content. New subscriber

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Awww YAY!!!! I'm so glad you joined my tiny but mighty community. Thank you!

@katesmith6725 4 года назад

I have a question about the shake off. If i pet my dogs, and they shake off the extra fur on them, is that a stress signal, or just getting rid of the fur?

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Sounds like probably just shaking off fur. Many dogs will shed when they're stressed as well. But that doesn't sound strictly applicable here. The shake off is known as a displacement behavior. These are behaviors that literally happen out of place. My video on Tuesday will be all about displacement behaviors, so I think you'll find that video very helpful to you to better understand the shake off. 🙂

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

PS. Love your handle. I, too, am a Hufflepuff. 🥳

@katesmith6725 4 года назад

Dog Liaison Cool thank you

@jgerdes03 4 года назад

I have a question about the liplick and heavy breathing. My doberman is very affectionate and will do this breathing thing when I cuddle with him. He will come over to me, and lean on me or if I'm laying down, he'll come and lay right alongside me, his back pressed up against me, like on the couch. If I put my arm on him to snuggle/spoon, he pokes his toungue out a lot and he takes long slow breaths that has slower exhales that I can hear. To me, they sound like he really enjoys it. But, If I take my arm off, he stops breathing like that and looks back at me. Then will lay back down and continue the breathing thing if I put my arm back. His lip licking doesn't touch his nose, it just pokes out a little, then goes back in.(it doesn't look like the nursing toungue though). But, the entire time, he seems completely relaxed, his eyes are half opened and heavy looking, his whole demeanor looks completely relaxed. So, would this be considered circumstancial behavior?

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hi Jessica, thank you so much for asking a detailed question. From you have described, it sort of sounds like an appeasing behavior (which is what my next video is on coincidentally). It sounds like he's attention-seeking. I don't use that term in a negative way; more matter-of-fact. It does sound like he's giving you some involuntary soothing responses as you pet him as well. From what you have described here, you're right to assume the lip lick is not discomfort or mild stress.

@jgerdes03 4 года назад

@@getacalmdog Whew! That's good! I was starting to think he was giving me mixed signals! Lol. I am looking forward to your next video!

@lifewithadog 4 года назад

Great video and so true. Good that you are spreading the knowledge :D

@getacalmdog 4 года назад

Hey, thank you so much! I'm a fan of your channel. I especially love your make-a-snuffle-mat video!!! I'm excited to see you on my page. It's good to see you, my friend. Keep making awesome content.

@lifewithadog 4 года назад

@@getacalmdog same to you🐶 haha thank you❤ I'm excited to see others with the same mindset and determined to spread scientific dog knowledge, let's stay connected!